POTD: Revolver That Fires Rubber Balls Using Blank Cartridges

This little wheelgun externally looks like a regular snubby however its design is quite different and rather weird. Its ammunition consists of two components – 10mm rubber balls and 5.6×16 rimfire blank cartridges. In order to load the gun, one must swing the cylinder open, load the blanks from the rear of the cylinder like in cartridge revolvers then load the rubber balls from the front of the cylinder like in percussion revolvers.

This revolver is called Bulldog and it’s made by a Russian company called KURS. Although less-lethal handguns firing rubber projectiles are legal in Russia, one still needs a license to buy such guns. Apparently, the design of the KURS Bulldog allows to acquire it without a license although it’s marketed as a plinking gun, not as a defensive firearm.

The KURS Bulldog has a cylinder capacity of six rounds. The rubber projectiles weigh 0.7 grams (10.8 grains). There is a steel cross bar inside the barrel that partially blocks the bore allowing the rubber balls to squeeze and pass over it but preventing the use of solid projectiles.

Pictures by KURS, www.kursrus.ru